It's so early this year, thanks to Nov. 1st being a Thursday and I am all thrown off. I LOVE Thanksgiving, so I am looking forward to it, plus having the Christmas stuff up longer, but it's seriously messing with my sense of time!
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"I never understood why blessings wore disguises. If I were a blessing, I'd run around naked." - Sophia Petrillo
It is crazy! I want to try a new pie crust this year and I am running out of time to practice. My four year old wants to make construction paper hand turkeys to hang on the door and I want to make paper cup pilgrim hats with her too at some point.
I don't let us do Christmas stuff until Advent, and the we keep it subtle until after the 4th Sunday of Advent, but I can't wait!
I try to get the Christmas stuff up during the first weekend of Advent, but I let loose with the decorations. It all goes up at once. This year, we'll have three trees up!
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"I never understood why blessings wore disguises. If I were a blessing, I'd run around naked." - Sophia Petrillo
I can't believe it's next week either. I feel unprepared. I do have my turkey, though. Other than that I've got NOTHING. And I'm usually so organized and already have everything I need that isn't fresh. This weekend I have to buy everything I need. aaaarrrrgggghhhh
I bought my turkey saturday since butterballs were on sale at Wally World. I can't wait to cook it in my new place with a real full sized oven/stove....
It doesn't completely feel like a home until ya cook a holiday meal ya know... I'm excited!
I was just thinking about Thanksgiving last year and it seems so recent-it's kind of scary.
Other than that, I don't really do much for Thanksgiving so I have nothing that has to be prepared.
I remember being on the old board this time last year and thinking. Ok "I'm not a newbie on this site anymore." Because I had an epic thread.
It was the thread about Greg the homeless guy, his kitten and my SIL.
I think I vaguely remember that. Your sil left your rental unit and this guy remained behind? Was it resolved when your church found him other housing?
-- Edited by Cactus on Tuesday 13th of November 2012 02:47:19 PM
I am taking Wednesday off to get our house ready for my family to come over. It will be a Thanksgiving and nephew's first b-day party (born 11-18) all in one. Then, DH and I are planning to drive about 6 hours to see my in-laws on Friday and coming back on Tuesday. The best part is our kids are staying home. I love my kids but sometimes we need a break from each other.
His family this holiday, my family that holiday -- tradition and she asked us if we want Thanksgiving or Christmas as she'd give us first choice.
I said "I don't care."
Yeah that wasn't the right answer. I really should know better than to say that to a woman that's 9 months pregnant. Honestly, no matter what I would have said she would have cried so in a small secret way I'm glad at least that I actually said something at least half way insensitive.
His family this holiday, my family that holiday -- tradition and she asked us if we want Thanksgiving or Christmas as she'd give us first choice.
I said "I don't care."
Yeah that wasn't the right answer. I really should know better than to say that to a woman that's 9 months pregnant. Honestly, no matter what I would have said she would have cried so in a small secret way I'm glad at least that I actually said something at least half way insensitive.
How mean am I?
Well, it's not as if you said you don't care whether she is there at all, you just don't care which holiday she takes, right? Maybe she would have preferred to hear "whichever is best for you"?
His family this holiday, my family that holiday -- tradition and she asked us if we want Thanksgiving or Christmas as she'd give us first choice.
I said "I don't care."
Yeah that wasn't the right answer. I really should know better than to say that to a woman that's 9 months pregnant. Honestly, no matter what I would have said she would have cried so in a small secret way I'm glad at least that I actually said something at least half way insensitive.
I'm ready for Thanksgiving to be over. Or never happen at all - either one would be fine with me. I'm getting stressed just thinking about it and I'm not hosting.
I was just thinking about Thanksgiving last year and it seems so recent-it's kind of scary.
Other than that, I don't really do much for Thanksgiving so I have nothing that has to be prepared.
I remember being on the old board this time last year and thinking. Ok "I'm not a newbie on this site anymore." Because I had an epic thread.
It was the thread about Greg the homeless guy, his kitten and my SIL.
I think I vaguely remember that. Your sil left your rental unit and this guy remained behind? Was it resolved when your church found him other housing?
-- Edited by Cactus on Tuesday 13th of November 2012 02:47:19 PM
No, the church didn't find him other housing but that is a whole 'nother thread.
